[piling pete]

Hi
Don’t know if this helps but as you asked "why dive dir? " well I don’t yet. (lol)
This is because me and two friends are doing our Fundys this week .The reason for this from my point of view is that I really like the idea , (because in my opinion this is a well thought-out system) that if I have a problem ,I can ask a question ,of other like minded divers and they will know exactly what I mean. As I am carrying kit with the same setup as them and i am following the same procedures as them .They call dir a unified system and i think this is one of the reasons why .Also that the system works as a whole with eatch bit of kit and each skill working in harmony with each other.
Because of this all the dir dives that are being done are adding to the knowledge base of diving from the same starting place. So if I ask a question about where to put a stage bottle then I don’t have to start explaining that I cannot put it on my right side because of my long hose or the position of my d rings and so on .

I am also in the prosess of selling kit that i bought only to find out that as i progressed as a diver it all needed replacing .Where as in dir/gue all divers share the same basic kit and as you progress you add to it rather than replacing it (big savings in the long run).So if there are any new divers out there please talk to some of the dir instructors /divers about kit it could be the biggest saving you make (if you dont then pm me and see what i have for sale)( it pays to advertise )


Because we are doing this course we thought we should have a bit of a shake down and skill practice. Well to say I am not as good as I thought I was is a understatement. ( Team yo yo has been mentiond ).As the course is about getting the basics right ( I have been diving twins for about a year) we set out to do shutdowns in 3 /4 m of water without moving up or down by much . A skill that most divers will say should be naild from the start ,as if this is not right then how can you progress as a diver .I do not want to start a riot but with some other agences then as long as you have paid your money then you will pass regardless of how good or bad you are . I am shure this is not allways the case and some people will want to argue that the non dir course that they have just done was really hard ,and they know of people failing .But i bet not many will say it has happend to them .I think it mayby happens with the more advanced courses but not a lot with the early courses where i think good divers are made. For me i want to get a solid foundation to my diving .A foundation that i think other agencies overlook a bit .So to all the people that think dir is aload of hot air try and hold a 3m stop for 15min while you are doing something else (shutdowns smb deployment .yes i know its a bit daft in 3m but give it a go )without going up or down.Because you might be surprised how hard it is.This post may seem a bit one sided .But as i am going down the dir road these are my reasons . Others may not agree but as long as we are all safe and enjoying our diving at the end of the day thats all that matters
PS you got to admit black is well f**king cool
PPS this is the ramberlings of a mad man and should be treated as such
PETE